Prairie Wife

Amy Shelby has been lost in her grief since her baby boy died a year ago. Her husband, Jesse, doesn't know what to do for the cold, quiet woman Amy has become. Each passing day brings more distance between them--distance neither seems able to bridge. Can Amy find her way back to the family that loves her...the family she loves? Cheryl St. John writes stories so full of real human emotion. Amy's grief is palpable, just as the love between Jesse and Amy is. Your heart will twist as you watch them try to find their way back to love.

This was such a tenderly written story about heartbreak and healing. The story is about Amy and Jesse who have one of the only "stage stops" around where folks can get a meal and spend the night. The book opens where they are burying their 2 year old son, Tim. Amy blames herself and totally shuts down emotionally from everyone and becomes very status quo. She doesn't want to talk about "it" or anything else that reminds her of losing Tim. Jesse is very loving to Amy and wants nothing more than to grieve together but he can't seem to reach her. It finally hurts too much to remain sleeping with her in their room so he moves to the boarding house and begins to turn to whiskey. Though Amy is hurt by that she says nothing. She feels she deserves it because it was her fault and she just couldn't seem to feel. I don't want to say much more because I don't want to give it away...but you journey with them on trying to become whole again as persons as well as a couple. Cheryl, in my opinion, did a fabulous job in creating real characters with real hurts. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book. It is a keeper on my shelf!